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Jan 26, 2009 | 12:51 PM

blake 7.3L

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140v IDM

Well I finally got time to install my resistor this weekend. It went great, very nerve racking, but all in all not bad. Thanks to everyone for your help and guidance on this I would not have tried it with out you guys. Also special thanks to fordman837000 for the resistors!

Jan 26, 2009 | 01:09 PM

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I'm doin mine as soon as I get the resistors in the mail from cookie88. Did you use a low heat soldering iron? All I own is a regular heat one. Wonderin if it will work. Notice any difference after the mod?

Jan 26, 2009 | 01:29 PM

blake 7.3L

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I used a regular heat iron with a small tip. I noticed a little smoother idle and a little more smoke, but it is snowing here and I did not get a chance to put the truck through the paces.

Jan 27, 2009 | 12:05 PM

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got my idm open, do you take the circuit board totally out of housing to solder it?

Jan 27, 2009 | 12:07 PM

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I did not I just removed the lid. It is kinda tight!!!

Jan 27, 2009 | 12:10 PM

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whew i see that. mine is different inside than the link with pictures on how to do it. all the components inside mine are covered in silicone, did you put something over the new resistor?

Jan 27, 2009 | 12:19 PM

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No I did not I bent mine in a W shape with the resistor as the middle of the W, if that make any sence. I put a small amoumt of soder on each point of the W before installing it and cut off the extra part of the legs of the W so that all I had to do was hold it with a pair of neddle nose and heat the soder that was already there. This way I did not need a third hand. I was sweating bullets!!!! LOL!